I got a call Thursday morning October 2nd at 8:30 that my dad had passed away. When they brought his pain meds to him at 7:30 he was awake and took them with no problem, When they went back at 8 with his breakfast he was gone. Although for me this was all so sudden, (he had just been in the nursing home a week) I found out that this has actually been an event that has unfolded since January of this year. My Father, was always thinking of others, and did not want anyone to worry about him. So behind the scenes he took it upon himself to make arrangements for when this day happened. Small things he did, now that I have had a chance to reflect on them were just signs that he knew it would not be long. Not until he could not hide the symptoms any more did he inform anyone of what was happening. Even then I did not know and he made everyone that did know promise not to tell me. As I found out this weekend he did that because of me going through all the Cancer with my wife, and all the problems I had afterwards. Myself I did not find out anything was really wrong until a month and a half ago. And then I did not find out it was Cancer until a month ago. The call I got last Thursday was a shock to me, I could not believe how fast this all happened. As I go through the next few weeks, I will try to carry on as best I can. I know it is going to be difficult, but one of the last things my Dad said to me a when I saw him Sunday before last was, “Don’t worry about me, I am going to be OK, You have to go on and live your life. Live each day to its fullest, you never know when the day will come and it will all be gone.”
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T, Earl
T, EARL, 88, died Thursday, October 2, 2008. He was a retired employee of Reynolds Metals Co., a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the American Legion. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in battle in France in 1945. He is survived by his wife, Mary P. Tiller; his three sons Michael, Gerald and Timothy; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and three sisters-in-law. Earl was an avid golfer, shooting a hole in one on two occasions. He was a true gentleman; kind and a good neighbor; gracious to all who knew him. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Salvation Army.
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I love and miss you dad.